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[princessbubba]

Hi all. My name is Jessica and am 21 years old. My sister told me about this website and said it is a great place to talk to people and get some advice. Anyway I am almost 12 weeks pregnant with my first and just thought I would say hi. :wave:

Cheers
Jess ;)

[luckie_me]

hi and welcome to bub hub jess!! congrats on ur pregnancy:wave: :fingerscrossed:

[iluvmeboyz]

hi and welcome congrates on your pregnancy:smiliedance:

[Mum&bubs]

Hey :wave: congrat's on ur pregnancy & welcome to bubhub. Hope to see you around!!

[mumslilspunks]

Hello and wlcome to bub hub :hugs:
Hows the pregnancy treating you so far?
Im mum to Jack who turned one a couple of weeks ago.
Are you going to find out the sex of your baby?

[princessbubba]

Hi...thanks for replying so quickly everyone!!! I definately can't wait to find out what the sex of the baby is. :smiliedance: My gut is telling me a boy. But I guess no one can be 100% sure until the baby actually arrives. I have a question as well....I saw the doctor today and I am a little confused about something she said. I am currently taking the pregnancy and breatfeeding formula stuff. She old me that once I am 12 weeks I should stop taking folic acid. Can anyone translate for me. My sister said this didn't sound correct. :confused:

Cheers
Jess (21)

[Melo]

Hi and welcome to Bub hub!!

Hope to see you around some more! :smiliedance:

[Fairyfloss]

Hi:wave: congratulations on your pregnancy :smiliedance: and welcome to bubhub, I am sure you will have lots of fun and great advice in here:yes:

[bigglet]

Hello there!

In regards to your question regarding folic acid after 12 weeks:

- Ideally, folic acid should be taken for at least 2 months before conception, and up until about 12 weeks of the pregnancy. In reality though, this is not always possible, and as up to 50% of pregnancies are unplanned.

- The minimum, routine, recommended daily intake of folic acid for women before conception, and during the first 3 months of pregnancy, is 400 micrograms (written as 400 ug, or 0.4mg). While it is possible to obtain this level through eating plentiful amounts of foods rich in folic acid every day, it is more likely to be consistently achieved if the woman takes a daily folic acid supplement.
The recommended, routine dosages for folic acid supplements can vary slightly from country to country. In Australia, the dose is generally 400 to 500 ug (or 0.4 mg to 0.5mg).

- While adequate amounts of folic acid are regarded as good for your health too much folic acid is not, and it is possible to have too much folic acid.
While most people can tolerate abnormally high daily doses of folic acid, if a person has a vitamin B12 deficiency while taking high levels of folic acid, it is possible (but rare) to develop irreversible nerve damage. Vitamin B12 deficiency is in itself a rare condition. It is usually associated with the bowel's inability to absorb vitamin B12 from foods efficiently, but can occasionally be present in people who do not eat animal products (such as vegetarians or vegans). Other people at risk or vitamin B12 deficiency are the elderly and people with a condition called 'pernicious anaemia'.

- Supplementing with folic acid after 12 weeks of pregnancy is not of any real benefit

BTW - don't drink green tea (if you do) when taking folic acid because large amounts of green tea can decrease the benefit of folic acid.

Hope this isn't information overload! :D